An Exciting New Teaching Resource for Your Recorder Program!
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An exciting new teaching resource for your recorder program! DOJO WARM-UPS & WORKOUTS Progressive Tools For Young Players by John Riggio & Paul Jennings If you use our acclaimed Recorder Karate recorder method or any of the other popular methods, progress can seem a bit slow moving from one tune to the next. So it’s great to have exercises and other teaching tools to improve the performance of the tune you are working on and to reinforce the concepts you are trying to teach as they learn each song. That’s why, drawing on their many years as writers and educators, John and Paul have created a collection of short, interesting warm-ups and technique builders that will make the journey through the notes and other musical challenges found in most methods an enjoyable one. This unique set of progressive warm-ups and workouts is designed to help you warm up for each tune in Recorder Karate and tunes from many other methods. Many work on the concepts each tune presents, while some exercises also work on basic problems of technique and musicianship your class will encounter as you move through the year. Each selection is fairly short and comes with an exciting, contemporary recorded accompaniment that will make your students want to play them over and over as they learn. The clever tunes help you reinforce the concepts you are teaching, adding spice and motivation to your first lessons for players who are learning to play a wind instrument. Each warm-up and workout comes with a reproducible part for your students and with special teaching notes on the concepts involved. This new resource is one that you will use for years to come with your recorder program! This powerful product is available in three formats: Handbook/CD, Downloadable PDFs/MP3s, or the best of both worlds, our CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT. This summer, visit our web site to see full content description and to listen to excerpts of the music. Pre-order this great resource and be prepared for years of great ideas for your program! MusicK8.com In print and downloadable by August 31, 2013 DW-216 PERFORMANCE KIT with CD..........................................................................................................................................................24.95 Teacher’s Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts & P/A CD DW-217 DOWNLOADABLE KIT (Downloadable PDFs and MP3s) ....................................................................................................................... 22.95 DW-219 CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT (both Print and Downloadable versions) ............................................................................................................ 29.95 Energize your recorder program with this new resource from RECORDER CLASSROOM! RECORDER METHOD ENERGIZER Creative Arrangements and Lessons by Paul Jennings & John Riggio This innovative series from the pages of RECORDER CLASSROOM magazine takes the tunes that end up in many methods and breathes some new life into them with cool arrangements that fit the notation in most methods. The students play the song from their method, and the arrangement and recorded accompaniment make it sound great! In addition, each song features teaching ideas to make the most of the time spent with that tune. This new recorder resource includes: • A Questionable Alliance Of Warm, Tasty Baked Goods - A new angle on “Hot Cross Buns” you’ll notice that the recorder part which uses G, A, and B, looks a lot like what you find in many recorder methods. Where it takes a turn from the norm is in the crazy accompaniment tracks which go from a polite classical orchestra, to rock, and finally to a merging of the two – all while your students play the melody three times through. It’s great fun! • The Way We Roll - Rockin’, indeed! While a great rock groove sets the mood, there is a pretty straightforward statement of the melody, which only uses the notes G, A, and B. This is a good song for understanding rests. • Scarily We Troll Along - This is not your run-of-the-mill teaching tune. If you want your beginners to sound good early in the year and boost their confidence, this setting will do it. As students grasp the notes G, A, and B, this song provides a nice chance to discuss major and minor, and get creative with the lyrics. • Variations On A Tragic Barnyard Air - That old American folk song, “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” is not exactly a happy tune, but we thought it would be a good one to “energize” your classes. It also struck us that it would be a good song for the study of the form “theme and variations.” Listen to our excellent recording and discuss what your students hear in each variation. The recorder part uses the notes G, A, B, C, and high D. • When The Saints Go Marching In - This well-known Dixieland-style piece plays an important part in the history of American music. For this arrangement, we got together a nice ensemble of jazz players. Your recorder students will only need to play G, A, B, C, and high D. • When De Saints - How ’bout a little reggae? This restatement of the classic Dixieland song will give you the chance to discuss a style that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s and grew out of other Caribbean styles and American blues. Your students will use G, A, B, C, and high D. • Ode To Joy - This remarkable arrangement for recorders using low D, G, A, B, C, and high D is grand and exciting, and your recorder students will love it! The real beauty of this simple and elegant song is the recording. The orchestral treatment is so fine, we think even Mr. Beethoven would enjoy it. You’ll appreciate all the teaching concepts in this recorder resource and your students will love the songs. Breathe new life into your recorder program with Recorder Method Energizer. In print and downloadable by August 31, 2013 ME-116 PERFORMANCE KIT with CD.......................................................................................................................................................... 24.95 Teacher’s Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts & P/A CD ME-117 DOWNLOADABLE KIT (Downloadable PDFs and MP3s) ........................................................................................................................ 22.95 ME-119 CONVENIENCE COMBO KIT (both Print and Downloadable versions) ............................................................................................................. 29.95 1 New Recorder Resources DESIGNER DOJO AWARD CERTIFICATES Talk about great motivation and reward potential! Because of the great popularity of our first award certificates (see below) and the continuing love students have for our acclaimed Recorder Karate method, we commissioned the amazing artist, Jennifer Vulpas, to create a unique manga/animé-style character for each certificate. There is a certificate for each of the nine levels and nine colors of belts, as well as one special certificate with a blank heading and no color for the recorder in the picture. This way, you can print your own unique award for special occasions and belt colors. You can either use your school printer or have them created by hand, perhaps by your own students. For instance, make a special red and green belt certificate to award for your holiday concert! The possibilities are almost endless. Each certificate is printed in full color on high-quality 8 1/2" x 11" paper. They give you a great motivational tool for your recorder program, and give your students wonderful awards to hang on their walls at home. Think of the pride your young players will feel! In print by August 31, 2013 AW-311 White Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25................................................................. 7.95 AW-321 Yellow Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25............................................................... 7.95 AW-331 Orange Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25 .............................................................. 7.95 AW-341 Green Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25 ................................................................ 7.95 AW-351 Purple Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25 ............................................................... 7.95 AW-361 Blue Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25................................................................... 7.95 AW-371 Red Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25 .................................................................... 7.95 AW-381 Brown Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25 ............................................................... 7.95 AW-391 Black Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25................................................................. 7.95 AW-301 Blank Award Belt Certificates - Pack of 25................................................................. 7.95 Multiple Color Packs AW-401 Dojo Award Certificate Sampler - 1 of each certificate (10 different certificates).... 3.95 AW-411 VALUE PACK - 10 of each certificate (100 certificates) ......................................... 29.95 AW-421 VALUE PACK - 25 of each certificate (250 certificates) ......................................... 69.95 Recorder Award Certificates Each certificate is printed in full color on quality 8 1/2" x 11" paper. They will give you a great motivational tool for your recorder program. Highest Honors - A group of cheering players brightens this dynamic certificate to give at the completion of a set of levels in any recorder method. Master Of The Air - Here’s a creative way to work on motivation and breath support by rewarding the student who can sustain the